---
name: "dot-obdgpslogger"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "obdgpslogger"
version: "0.16-1.3+b2"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dot-obdgpslogger"
---

# dot-obdgpslogger(5)

configuration file for obdgpslogger

## NAME

dot-obdgpslogger - configuration file for obdgpslogger

## DESCRIPTION

Configuration file for obdgpslogger

**Comments** Any line whose first non-whitespace character is a # is a comment

**obddevice=\<string\>** Full path to obd device entry \[typically /dev/something\]

**gpsdevice=\<string\>** Full path to gps device entry \[typically /dev/something\]

**log\_columns=\<string\>** Command-separated list of db\_column entries to log. These are probably things you want to draw from "obdgpslogger -p"

**log\_file=\<string\>** Write to this logfile. Can be relative or absolute path

**samplerate=\<integer\>** Number of samples to take per second. 0 for "as fast as you can"

**baudrate=\<integer\>** Set serial port baudrate to this. -1 disables attempt to change, or 0 to let the software try to guess.

**baudrate\_upgrade=\<integer\>** Upgrade the baudrate to this after successful setup. -1 disables attempt to change, or 0 to let the software try to figure out the best choice.

**optimisations=\<integer\>** Set to 1 to enable ELM optimisations

## FILES TO PARSE

The system loads these files, in order. Each one overwrites any settings from the file before it:

1\) /etc/obdgpslogger

2\) $HOME/.obdgpslogger

3\) /var/run/obdftdipty.device

4\) getenv("OBD\_CONFIGFILE")

## ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

- OBD\_CONFIGFILE

  Full path to the obd config file you wish to read

- HOME

  If set, read .obdgpslogger from this dir

- APPDATA

  If HOME isn't set, will attempt to read .obdgpslogger from here instead

## SEE ALSO

**[obdgpslogger(1)](/obdgpslogger/1.md), [obdgui(1)](/obdgui/1.md)**

## AUTHORS

Gary "Chunky Ks" Briggs \<chunky@icculus.org\>